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NBA 2K13 Features 92 Dream Team (With Barkley, No Pippen) & 2012 Olympic Team

11:01 AM - August 15, 2012 by Steve_OS

The '92 Dream Team & 2012 Olympic team will be featured in NBA 2K13. Charles Barkley is in, but Scottie Pippen couldn't get a deal worked out.

It's cool we get to battle it out between these 2 teams, but with Pippen off the roster, it puts a definite blemish on the announcement.

Check out the higher resolution NBA 2K13 screenshot, featuring the 92 Dream Team, right here.

NBA 2K13 to Feature 2012 USA Basketball Men�s National Team and Legendary 1992 "Dream Team"

2K Sports proudly announces partnership with USA Basketball for NBA 2K13

2K Sports today announced a partnership with USA Basketball to feature both the star-studded 2012 USA Basketball Men�s National Team and the 1992 �Dream Team� in NBA 2K13, the next installment of the top-selling and top-rated NBA video game simulation franchise*.

�As executive producer, letting fans go head to head with these legendary USA teams was extremely important to JAY Z,� said Jason Argent, vice president of marketing for 2K Sports. �We are excited to partner with USA Basketball, and share in JAY Z�s enthusiasm in making this a reality in NBA 2K13.�

The 2012 USA Basketball Men�s National Team has earned recognition as one of USA Basketball�s all-time greatest teams. NBA 2K13 cover athlete Kevin Durant helped lead the USA to its successful showing and joins the elite list of accomplished basketball players who have represented USA Basketball.

�It was an incredible blessing to have been part of the 2012 USA Basketball National Team,� said Durant. �USA Basketball's National Team legacy is incredible and so many of basketball�s all-time greats have been part of it, I�m just honored to be in that group. Like everybody, I can�t wait to see how our squad stacks up against the 1992 team in NBA 2K13.�

The original �Dream Team� is widely considered the most dominant sports team ever assembled, and featured 11 Hall of Fame players including Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Clyde Drexler, Karl Malone, Chris Mullin, David Robinson and Charles Barkley.

�The experience we shared in Barcelona is truly one of the highlights of my career,� said five-time NBA MVP and former NBA 2K cover athlete Michael Jordan. �Being able to represent not only my country but basketball as a whole is an honor that I will never forget.�

�The fantasy matchup between the legendary 1992 �Dream Team� and the 2012 USA Men�s national team has become one of the greatest sports debates of our time,� stated JAY Z, the Executive Producer of NBA 2K13. �In NBA 2K13, we�re giving fans the opportunity to play as two of the best teams ever assembled in sporting history, literally putting the debate right into their hands.�

Developed by Visual Concepts, a 2K Sports studio, NBA 2K13 is not yet rated by the ESRB and will be available on October 2, 2012 in North America and October 5, 2012 internationally for the Xbox 360� video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation�3 computer entertainment system, PSP� (PlayStation�Portable) system, Wii� system and Windows PC. The Wii U� version of the title will be available during the holiday season. Fans are encouraged to pre-order now at participating retailers in order to receive the NBA All-Star content on day one at no extra cost.

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# 421 STLRams @ 08/17/12 12:30 PM

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Originally Posted by DirtyNeedles


	If Scottie was in the game and Laettner wasn't do you think people would notice?

I don't think that many people would, me and my friends that are in there 30's know that Laettner was on the Dream Team but we even tend to forget that he was there, he wouldn't be missed.

# 422 Sublime12089 @ 08/17/12 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by PennyHard


	this is the kind of post i really don't like!!! Everybody believed that dream team will go out without Barkley, and finally we get dream team without Pippen it's more and more funniest this game!!!! please people look this photo, it's just awful, jordan behind Drexler, generic shoes for every player, barkley with bad shoulder, no Pippen, bird with the same haircut, jersey with bad looking. It's the worthiest new i have never heard!! Please everybody boycott NBA 2k13!! It has been my DREAM since 2005!!!

You have been dreaming of boycotting this game for seven years? What?

And what if I told you that I don't care that much about classic teams? They are nice to play around with but I mostly play association.

They did not pick laettener over pippen. It is not an issue of disc space. Scottie is not in the game, I would guess, because he substantially raised what he wanted to be in the game to where it did not make financial sense for 2k to pay it. I'm sure 2k wanted the whole team in but there is only so much they can do.

While it is not perfect, and never will be, 2k puts out a solid basketball game and along with The Show are at the top of our genre right now, especially compared to Madden and NCAA.

If you still want to "boycott" this game for trivial reasons, that is your choice, but first you should ask Live fans, college basketball videogame fans, or guys who like to play baseball on their 360 how that can end up.

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# 423 youvalss @ 08/17/12 07:54 PM

I can see Isiah Thomas contacting 2K and asking them to add him to the Dream Team instead of Pippen.
("I'll do it for free!").

# 424 MarvinOida @ 08/17/12 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by PennyHard


	this is the kind of post i really don't like!!! Everybody believed that dream team will go out without Barkley, and finally we get dream team without Pippen it's more and more funniest this game!!!! please people look this photo, it's just awful, jordan behind Drexler, generic shoes for every player, barkley with bad shoulder, no Pippen, bird with the same haircut, jersey with bad looking. It's the worthiest new i have never heard!! Please everybody boycott NBA 2k13!! It has been my DREAM since 2005!!!

Lol, complaining about a picture and shoes that you can most likely change with look a likes or their respective Brands, all of these guys probably wore either Nike, Converse, or Reebok so I'm sure its not hard to just replace the shoes. Also, don't judge a book by its cover, or in this case, don't judge a game by pictures. Barkley can be fixed, Pippen can still be added, Birds haircut doesn't matter, all before Oct. 2. Boycott huh? Dream since '05? Lol what a joke.

# 425 DamnYanks2 @ 08/18/12 02:57 AM

Pennyhard, seriously man... WTF are you talking about. Your posts make no damn sense, and you want us to boycott perhaps the best basketball game ever made?

Child Please...

# 426 cavsfan2 @ 08/18/12 12:01 PM

I don't know how anyone could turn down easy money to be in a video game where they don't have to do anything. It's stupidity at it's finest.

# 427 youvalss @ 08/18/12 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by cavsfan2


	I don't know how anyone could turn down easy money to be in a video game where they don't have to do anything. It's stupidity at it's finest.

Unless it's all about money... If you happen to read some posts about Pippen at the Pro-Basketball forum, you may get the feeling (that I have) that unless Pippen is declared as the greatest ever, he will always be considered underrated. Maybe that's the way Pippen feels.

Spoiler

# 428 Culture Rot @ 08/18/12 02:59 PM

So it's true, Pippen really is a cheapskate

# 429 ewingandoakley @ 08/19/12 04:26 PM

I read that they are going to have the converse weapons and all those custom shoes on the dream team players.

# 430 tromhaT @ 08/19/12 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by thuglife74


	how are you gonna do an olympic team comparison without pippen to defend lebron? lame sh** man... i'm lucky i'm a pc user and don't have to pay for the game... feel sorry for your console owners.

Same haha pc owns, **** ps3 im not getting it for nba 2k13, pc is the way to go even on my ****ty rig !

We dont get asw though but who cares we can mod the game as much as we want! Ultimate Base Roster is the best in world.

# 431 aloncho11 @ 08/20/12 04:05 PM

I wonder if these teams will have only their olympic home court...Would be nice to see some venue options for quick games other than Barcelona and London.

# 432 ewingandoakley @ 08/20/12 06:44 PM

A lot of people think Barkley hasn't been in a basketball game for 20 years, but he was in 2k6 on the 80s east and 90s west. So was Reggie Miller. I took these photos a few months ago from my xbox 360 for Laroche's 2k6 roster.

# 433 KyotoCarl @ 08/20/12 06:52 PM

^
I didn't know that!

I just remembered that he actually was in NBA Live 98.

Edit: Charles Barkley that is.

# 434 youvalss @ 08/20/12 08:39 PM

If 2K had a meeting with Pippen, it must have been like this...

Spoiler

But seriously, since he retired, Pippen has been saying some stupid things. The guy just doesn't have class (or logic...or money?).

# 435 daveberg @ 08/23/12 05:50 AM

Hmmm. This is actually quite a deal breaker for me. If Pip isn't in the game, I may have to switch to PC. I can't have the classic Bulls teams without Pip. It was already hell for all those years without MJ, now they can't manage to sign his right hand man?

C'mon Pip, stop being greedy. Only Jordan gets Jordan money.

# 436 aloncho11 @ 08/23/12 12:16 PM

^Nothing has been mentioned about Classic NBA teams, so far they're not in...

# 437 daveberg @ 08/23/12 03:00 PM

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Originally Posted by aloncho11


	^Nothing has been mentioned about Classic NBA teams, so far they're not in...

That would be an awful turn of events if they in fact have dropped the legends.

# 438 aloncho11 @ 08/23/12 03:28 PM

I know... Let's hope for the best.

# 439 Philly215 @ 08/23/12 05:10 PM

dream team is gonna be fun

# 440 eko718 @ 08/23/12 06:03 PM

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Originally Posted by aloncho11


	^Nothing has been mentioned about Classic NBA teams, so far they're not in...

There is a "play with a historic team online" achievement, so it seems classic teams are back.

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